Study shows variance in state’s tax ratesLocal sales taxes in Louisiana are the highest in the nation and are likely to increase in coming years as state funding for city and parish infrastructure projects and other programs becomes more ...

2012 poverty rate basically unchangedWASHINGTON (AP) — The Census Bureau reports the number of Americans in poverty stood at 15 percent in 2012. About 46.5 million people, or more than 1 in 7, were in poverty in 2012. That is not stat...

‘Old Vitter’ drives them crazy in D.C.It seems just like old days to see Sen. David Vitter driving his colleagues in both parties crazy. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada called the junior senator from Louisiana “a...

LSU hospital deal short $39 millionBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal’s privatization of the LSU-run public hospital network is bringing in $39 million less in lease payments for the facilities than expected this year, accord...

Pay of nation’s legislators varies greatlyAccording to the latest salary breakdown compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures, the annual base salary of a Bayou State lawmaker is $16,800. But that doesn’t represent total com...

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LaPolitics Notebook By John Maginnis & Jeremy AlfordNatchitoches Times

LSU hospital deals are $39 million shortGov. Bobby Jindal's privatization of the LSU-run public hospital network is bringing in $39 million less in lease payments for the facilities than expected this year, according to a report from the...

Letters to theEditorDear Editor: Our Congressional Representatives and Senators were called back last week and briefed before the fall session starts. They will have to decide whether to support Obama’s call for a mil...

Business lobby captive of its successThose who are not consumed by Louisiana politics will be forgiven for not following the saga of the naming of the new president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. Those who are ...